Week of May 7th: Secession, War 1860-1862, Fort Sumter through Antietam and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
There is a NEW Extra Credit Discussion Topic- The Boy Scouts are Now Allowing Girls to Join. What do you think about that?
Monday, May 7- HW: Explore Kids Discover and ABC-CLIO and choose your project topic by Wednesday.
Guiding Questions and ID's provided
Login Set Up for Kids Discover Online
Civil War Photography Project Launch- Instructions and Samples
Election of 1860 Results Timeline of Secession Dec 1860- April 1861
Lincoln First Inaugural
Tuesday, May 8-HW: Decide on your Top 3 Civil War Photography Topic Choices to submit tomorrow.
First Shots at Fort Sumter Civil War Trust-Fort Sumter Animated Map
Was War Inevitable?
Wednesday, May 9-HW: Work on your Civil War Photography Project
Course of the War April 1861- September 1862
Strengths and Weaknesses of North and South
Civil War Geography and Strategy (Anaconda Plan vs. Defense)
Thursday, May 10-HW: Work on your Civil War Photography Project
Begin viewing of film Glory about the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment
Friday, May 11- HW: (Those going to Cedar Point need to complete the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address activities for Monday. See handouts provided on Thursday)
Just War and Justifying War- The Lieber Code and Civil War Medicine
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Monday, May 14th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Emancipation Proclamation/ Gettysburg Address Answers due.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues... ABC-CLIO- War on the Homefront
Tuesday, May 15th- HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues... ABC-CLIO- A Soldier's Life
Wednesday, May 16th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues... Reflection Paper/ Debriefing ABC-CLIO-Major Events of the War
Thursday, May 17th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due tomorrow. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
The Civil War End-Game 1863-65... From Fort Wagner to Lee's Surrender at Appomattox
Nystrom American History Atlas Activities
Friday, May 18th-HW: Finish your Photography Project for Monday. Post to the NEW National Parks Discussion. Civil War End Game and Reconstruction Presentation
Lincoln Second Inaugural Address
Reconstruction Task List
Week of May 21- Last Week of School
Monday, May 21st- HW: Check your PIV- make sure of all your assignments. Post to the Discussions for Extra Credit
Student Council Elections
Pride Day / Assembly Schedule
Civil War Photography Projects due for Group Sharing
Lincoln Assassination
Plans for Reconstruction
Steps Forward/ Back Packet
Tuesday, May 22nd- HW: Last chance to post to the Discussions for Extra Credit
8th Grade Locker Clean Out
Civil War Photography Project- Further explorations
Radical Reconstruction
Wednesday, May 23rd- HW: Last chance to find and turn in any missing assignments.
Chrome Book Turn-in Day. Chromebooks will be turned into Social Studies teachers.
End of Reconstruction
Thursday, May 24th-HW: Have a great summer, and good luck at AHS!
Last Day of School
Turn in Steps Forward- Back Packet... Reconstruction Exit Slip
Immigrant Citizenship Test (Time Permitting)
Friday, May 25th- Teacher Records Day
We are available from 8am to 3pm if you need to see us or email us about anything. Grades are final as of 3pm.
Causes of the Civil War Assignments including Links and Resources remain posted below.
Causes of the Civil War Unit
Current Extra-Credit Discussions through Sunday, April 15th- Spring Break Post-Cards from America + Political Cartoons
New Extra Credit Discussion- Do you support the weekend's missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities?
Monday, April 16- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 2 for Tuesday
Conclude Life in the South activities
Abolitionist Movement
Manifesto of the American Anti-Slavery Society
Tuesday, April 17- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 3 for Wednesday
ELA Air Test Day 1 No SS class for 5th, 6th, and 7th periods. Plans for 1st, 3rd, and 8th periods TBA.
Wednesday, April 18- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 4 for Thursday
Thursday, April 19- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 5 for Friday.
ELA Air Test Day 2 No SS class for 5th, 6th, and 7th periods. Plans for 1st, 3rd, and 8th periods TBA.
Friday, April 20-HW:Complete Mission U.S. Epilogue for Monday. (Whole packet due Monday, April 23)
Career Day.
Discuss Mission US Parts 4 and 5
Peer Nominations for Citizenship Award
Return / Review Territorial Growth Summative Monday, April 23- HW: Complete your Essay Self Evaluation if you haven't already. Follow up on today's topics in ABC-CLIO- See Prelude to Civil War (Abolition, Compromises and Decisions, and Sectionalism Topics) Check out the Extra Credit Discussions.
Turn in Essay Self Evaluation
Causes of the Civil War Timeline 1848-1852
Free-Soil Party, 1850 Compromise and Fugitive Slave Act, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Uncle Tom's Cabin
Tuesday, April 24- HW: Follow up on class activites- Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn. Science Testing
5th,6th, 7th,8th Periods only- begin viewing Huck Finn
Wednesday, April 25- HW: Follow up on class activities-Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn. Math Testing Part I
3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Periods only- continue viewing Huck Finn
Thursday, April 26- HW: Follow up on class activities-Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn. Math Testing Part II
3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Periods only- finish viewing Huck Finn.
Friday, April 27- HW:Follow up on today's topics in ABC-CLIO.See Prelude to Civil War (Abolition, Compromises and Decisions, and Sectionalism Topics) Check out the Extra Credit Discussions.
Tuesday, May 1st-HW: Finish Class Activities and Study for the Summative
Notebook Check Index provided (Frankmann-Saucier)
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown- Hero or Villain? Election of 1860
Wednesday, May 2nd-HW: Finish Class Activities and Study for the Summative.
Review- America, the Story of U.S- "Division"
Nystrom Atlas of U.S. History Activities
Thursday May, 3rd-HW: Reflect on the Essay Question and be ready to write tomorrow.
Causes of the Civil War Summative Part I- Document Work: Reading,Annotating, Planning
Notebook Check (Frankmann-Saucier)
Friday, May 4th- HW: Reorganized your Notebook for the Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Causes of the Civil War Summative Part II- Essay Writing
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Civil War and Reconstruction Unit Civil War Photography Project "Glory"
Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Week of May 7th: Secession, War 1860-1862, Fort Sumter through Antietam and the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
There is a NEW Extra Credit Discussion Topic- The Boy Scouts are Now Allowing Girls to Join. What do you think about that?
Monday, May 7- HW: Explore Kids Discover and ABC-CLIO and choose your project topic by Wednesday.
Guiding Questions and ID's provided
Login Set Up for Kids Discover Online
Civil War Photography Project Launch- Instructions and Samples
Election of 1860 Results
Timeline of Secession Dec 1860- April 1861
Lincoln First Inaugural
Tuesday, May 8-HW: Decide on your Top 3 Civil War Photography Topic Choices to submit tomorrow.
First Shots at Fort Sumter
Civil War Trust-Fort Sumter Animated Map
Was War Inevitable?
Wednesday, May 9-HW: Work on your Civil War Photography Project
Course of the War April 1861- September 1862
Strengths and Weaknesses of North and South
Civil War Geography and Strategy (Anaconda Plan vs. Defense)
Thursday, May 10-HW: Work on your Civil War Photography Project
Begin viewing of film Glory about the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment
Friday, May 11- HW: (Those going to Cedar Point need to complete the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address activities for Monday. See handouts provided on Thursday)
Just War and Justifying War- The Lieber Code and Civil War Medicine
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Monday, May 14th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Emancipation Proclamation/ Gettysburg Address Answers due.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues...
ABC-CLIO- War on the Homefront
Tuesday, May 15th- HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues...
ABC-CLIO- A Soldier's Life
Wednesday, May 16th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due by Friday. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
Glory Discussion- Viewing Continues... Reflection Paper/ Debriefing
ABC-CLIO-Major Events of the War
Thursday, May 17th-HW: Work on Photography Project. Complete Class Activities as needed. Essay Self Evaluation due tomorrow. Bring chrome-book and ear-buds to class.
The Civil War End-Game 1863-65... From Fort Wagner to Lee's Surrender at Appomattox
Nystrom American History Atlas Activities
Friday, May 18th-HW: Finish your Photography Project for Monday. Post to the NEW National Parks Discussion.
Civil War End Game and Reconstruction Presentation
Lincoln Second Inaugural Address
Reconstruction Task List
Week of May 21- Last Week of School
Monday, May 21st- HW: Check your PIV- make sure of all your assignments. Post to the Discussions for Extra Credit
Student Council Elections
Pride Day / Assembly Schedule
Civil War Photography Projects due for Group Sharing
Lincoln Assassination
Plans for Reconstruction
Steps Forward/ Back Packet
Tuesday, May 22nd- HW: Last chance to post to the Discussions for Extra Credit
8th Grade Locker Clean Out
Civil War Photography Project- Further explorations
Radical Reconstruction
Wednesday, May 23rd- HW: Last chance to find and turn in any missing assignments.
Chrome Book Turn-in Day. Chromebooks will be turned into Social Studies teachers.
End of Reconstruction
Thursday, May 24th-HW: Have a great summer, and good luck at AHS!
Last Day of School
Turn in Steps Forward- Back Packet... Reconstruction Exit Slip
Immigrant Citizenship Test (Time Permitting)
Friday, May 25th- Teacher Records Day
We are available from 8am to 3pm if you need to see us or email us about anything. Grades are final as of 3pm.
Causes of the Civil War Assignments including Links and Resources remain posted below.
Causes of the Civil War Unit
Current Extra-Credit Discussions through Sunday, April 15th- Spring Break Post-Cards from America + Political Cartoons
Mission U.S. 2- Flight to Freedom
Thursday, April 12- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Flight to Freedom Prologue and Part 2 for tomorrow.
Friday, April 13- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Flight to Freedom Part 2 for Tuesday
New Extra Credit Discussion- Do you support the weekend's missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities?
Monday, April 16- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 2 for Tuesday
Tuesday, April 17- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 3 for Wednesday
ELA Air Test Day 1
No SS class for 5th, 6th, and 7th periods. Plans for 1st, 3rd, and 8th periods TBA.
Wednesday, April 18- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 4 for Thursday
Thursday, April 19- HW: Complete Mission U.S. Part 5 for Friday.
ELA Air Test Day 2
No SS class for 5th, 6th, and 7th periods. Plans for 1st, 3rd, and 8th periods TBA.
Friday, April 20-HW:Complete Mission U.S. Epilogue for Monday. (Whole packet due Monday, April 23)
Career Day.
Discuss Mission US Parts 4 and 5
Peer Nominations for Citizenship Award
Return / Review Territorial Growth Summative
Monday, April 23- HW: Complete your Essay Self Evaluation if you haven't already. Follow up on today's topics in ABC-CLIO- See Prelude to Civil War (Abolition, Compromises and Decisions, and Sectionalism Topics) Check out the Extra Credit Discussions.
Turn in Essay Self Evaluation
Causes of the Civil War Timeline 1848-1852
Free-Soil Party, 1850 Compromise and Fugitive Slave Act, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Uncle Tom's Cabin
Tuesday, April 24- HW: Follow up on class activites- Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn.
Science Testing
5th,6th, 7th,8th Periods only- begin viewing Huck Finn
Wednesday, April 25- HW: Follow up on class activities-Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn.
Math Testing Part I
3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Periods only- continue viewing Huck Finn
Thursday, April 26- HW: Follow up on class activities-Check out ABC-CLIO Analyze Feature on Huck Finn.
Math Testing Part II
3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Periods only- finish viewing Huck Finn.
Historic Context in Huckleberry Finn
Friday, April 27- HW: Follow up on today's topics in ABC-CLIO. See Prelude to Civil War (Abolition, Compromises and Decisions, and Sectionalism Topics)
Check out the Extra Credit Discussions.
Monday, April 30th-HW: Finish Class Activities. Organize and Review for the Summative.
- Dred Scott Case & Oberlin Wellington Template
Resources:Tuesday, May 1st-HW: Finish Class Activities and Study for the Summative
Notebook Check Index provided (Frankmann-Saucier)
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown- Hero or Villain?
Election of 1860
Wednesday, May 2nd-HW: Finish Class Activities and Study for the Summative.
Review- America, the Story of U.S- "Division"
Nystrom Atlas of U.S. History Activities
Thursday May, 3rd-HW: Reflect on the Essay Question and be ready to write tomorrow.
Causes of the Civil War Summative Part I- Document Work: Reading,Annotating, Planning
Notebook Check (Frankmann-Saucier)
Friday, May 4th- HW: Reorganized your Notebook for the Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Causes of the Civil War Summative Part II- Essay Writing
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Civil War and Reconstruction Unit
Civil War Photography Project
"Glory"